Nine medicines you shouldn't give your baby

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Unless the Mylicon is expired - it's fine (per my M.D.). By the way, when my baby-boy was between 1 & 3 mo's and suffered horribly from colic every time he nursed, I stopped drinking cow's milk and gave him Cocynthal (a homeopathic anti-colic drug widely available in Whole Foods and similar stores) - that worked better for me than Mylicon.

Oh please, my mother crushed up tylenol and put it in tsp of jam for me when I was a young child. They didn't have all the yummy liquids they do now. Unless your leaving your child unattended to eat the food then I would think you would know if they ate it all or not thereby eating the full dose of medication.

Crushing prescription medications may be ill advised especially if it's time released would need to be avoided.

The big problem with cough medicines is that they are usually a mixture of medications and some might be OK for your child but others aren't. Like some of them have aspirin in them or ephedrine or or other ingredients that will raise a babies heart rate. Your doctor might suggest a cough medication and that's the only one I would use. I wouldn't just grab a bottle off the shelf and think it was good because it can contain hidden ingredients.

I don't care what studies say- I believe cold/cough medicine does soothe a baby(how would they conduct this study? Babies this young can't talk). My doctor prescribed something called C-Phen DM for my son who is only 9 months. I could tell he felt relief. Don't think there is nothing out there if your child has a bad cold- there is(you just need a RX), and it's a lot better then a humidifier.

After 1 year old, honey makes a great cough medicine. However, NEVER give an infant under a year old honey or they can get botulism from it. After 1 year old, give 1/2 tsp honey at bedtime and don't drink anything and it will coat their throat and decrease coughing. Adults can take 1 tsp. It works well for our family.

I agree with a lot of what's said above, but I think people should use some sense. Yah, don't Over Dose your kid, but give me a break. I had a pediatrician even recommend giving my son a little bit of anti-cold OTC medication, while he had an ear infection, to help him with the symptoms while the antibiotic took affect. I love to go the ole natural route, but sometimes you gotta do SOMETHING for your baby, and I don't mind using childrens meds, in moderation and with the smallest amount possible, to let my kid sleep and recover faster. If it's ok for kids, I think a much smaller dose should be ok for babies. Common Sense is the biggest deal here.

I also started using gripe water a few days ago, and WOW- what a miracle! My baby was in a lot of pain after eating, but gripe water worked within minutes to help him feel better. Only a teaspoon is needed. I checked with my pediatrician and she said that gripe water is perfectly fine to give to infants. I bought mine at Target in the baby medicine section, and the brand is Little Tummies. I would HIGHLY recommend giving your baby gripe water if they are colicky or have any tummy issues.

I've given gripe water to all seven of my children with excellent results. While I lived in Alaska, I couldn't get any, so my mom mailed us some from BC, Canada. Glad to be back home in BC again where the gripe water flows like milk and honey (of course, I'd never give HONEY to a baby, though!).

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